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Weekend getaways

Port Vila Bay.

Smashed by COVID and cyclones, Pacific paradise now back with a vengeance

Vanuatu’s old experiences been given a flirty facelift and there are plenty of new ones. Here are the highlights.

  • by Christine Retschlag
Bistro Molines, a Hunter Valley classic.

Six of the best tried, true and new Hunter Region eateries

The Hunter’s burgeoning culinary scene – with its mix of newcomers and old favourites – is celebrated every April with a month-long food festival.

  • by Sheriden Rhodes
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Yes, you read right: The river that’s officially recognised as a ‘legal person’

New Zealand’s longest navigable river has a personality that changes with every twist and turn.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
My off-switch… an oversized concrete bath facing the ocean.

Wind-swept Aussie island retreat is a hidden gem

Cosy rituals abound on a solo stay at Tasmania’s remote Kittawa Lodge. It immediately feels like home.

  • by Riley Wilson
Oxford House has proven an instant hit among Paddington’s trendy locals.
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Clever, Med-style design is just the beginning for reinvented hotel

The former Arts Hotel Paddington’s drab-to-fab makeover has finally brought the complex in line with its fashionable postcode.

  • by Katherine Scott
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Iconic location … Hotel Indigo Potts Point resides behind a Kings Cross icon.

Sydney’s newest boutique hotel opens behind iconic Coke sign

Hotel Indigo Potts Point has arrived, with decor nodding and winking at the formerly and famously red-light area’s colourful past.

  • by Julietta Jameson
A freshly caught seafood feast.

What a place: This crayfish capital is New Zealand’s best-kept secret

I felt like I had discovered something very few people know about. I got the feeling most locals would like to keep it that way, too.

  • by Ben Groundwater
The retreat’s sauna.

Can a wellness retreat cure a midlife crisis? I gave it a try

My friend and I are in prime existential crisis territory, since we’re both celebrating our 40th birthdays this year.

  • by Nina Karnikowski
The Crystal Guardians in the Byron Bay hinterland are among the tallest crystals in the known world.

Twenty things that will surprise first-time visitors to Byron Bay

Cut through the Hemsworth hype, and you may be shocked by what you still don’t know about Australia’s most talked-about beach town.

  • by Angela Saurine
Sheer power: Minyon Falls in Nightcap National Park.

10 hidden Byron Bay highlights that most visitors miss

From a powerful waterfall formed 20 million years ago to a surfer favourite swimming spot, check out some of the region’s lesser-known attractions.

  • by Angela Saurine